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testingmywilltolive's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
paulataua's review against another edition
4.0
I first read ‘L’Enfer’ some fifty years ago as a displaced young man living in a seventh floor room converted from old servants’ quarters in Paris. Surprisingly, my room was a corner room that looked out onto the room of a young prostitute that spent her night bringing men home. How many nights did I sit there in the dark with my bottle of wine just watching? I was a voyeur reading about a voyeur, me through the window, and him through the crack in the wall. The power of the book was not lost on me then. Even this time, 50 years later, I recognize the importance of the difference between watching and living life, and how much passivity has seeped into our lives. Maybe it is a book for these days even more than those days years ago.
amy_haynes's review against another edition
3.0
Very odd. At times enthralling but often weird and frequently confusing, though some of that is likely down to the translation and time and cultural differences.
thebookffeinated's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
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